African-American Youth in The Juvenile Justice System
African-American Youth in The Juvenile Justice System
African-American Youth in The Juvenile Justice System
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<strong>The</strong> Advocacy Foundation, Inc.<br />
Help<strong>in</strong>g Individuals, Organizations & Communities<br />
Achieve <strong>The</strong>ir Full Potential<br />
S<strong>in</strong>ce its found<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> 2003, <strong>The</strong> Advocacy Foundation has become recognized as an effective<br />
provider of support to those who receive our services, hav<strong>in</strong>g real impact with<strong>in</strong> the communities<br />
we serve. We are currently engaged <strong>in</strong> community and faith-based collaborative <strong>in</strong>itiatives,<br />
hav<strong>in</strong>g the overall objective of eradicat<strong>in</strong>g all forms of youth violence and correct<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>justices<br />
everywhere. In carry<strong>in</strong>g-out these <strong>in</strong>itiatives, we have adopted the evidence-based strategic<br />
framework developed and implemented by the Office of <strong>Juvenile</strong> <strong>Justice</strong> & Del<strong>in</strong>quency<br />
Prevention (OJJDP).<br />
<strong>The</strong> stated objectives are:<br />
1. Community Mobilization;<br />
2. Social Intervention;<br />
3. Provision of Opportunities;<br />
4. Organizational Change and Development;<br />
5. Suppression [of illegal activities].<br />
Moreover, it is our most fundamental belief that <strong>in</strong> order to be effective, prevention and<br />
<strong>in</strong>tervention strategies must be Community Specific, Culturally Relevant, Evidence-Based, and<br />
Collaborative. <strong>The</strong> Violence Prevention and Intervention programm<strong>in</strong>g we employ <strong>in</strong><br />
implement<strong>in</strong>g this community-enhanc<strong>in</strong>g framework <strong>in</strong>clude the programs further described<br />
throughout our publications, programs and special projects both domestically and<br />
<strong>in</strong>ternationally.<br />
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